Accession No

4070

Brief Description

heart sound apparatus, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1945

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

medical

Earliest Date

1945

Latest Date

1945

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (steel, brass); plastic (ebonite, bakelite, ivorine)

Dimensions

breadth 195mm; depth 185mm; height 190mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘Cambridge
Instrument Co. Ltd.
London & Cambridge.
C404749’ (ivorine plaque on case)

Description Notes

Wooden box with lid sealed with screws. Back carries white metal plate marked ‘connect stethoscope’ with attachment point for stethoscope; also ebonite plate with four terminals, one pair marked ‘4 volts’ and the other marked ‘fibre’. Front has bakelite dial marked ‘sensitivity’ and calibrated ‘max’ - ‘min’.

Condition fair; complete.

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